Where does “сушица” come from?
сушица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sȗh, from Proto-Slavic sȗxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *saušás, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ewsos.
сушица (Serbo-Croatian): phthisis, consumption
Ancestry of “сушица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | sȗh | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sȗxъ | dry |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *saušás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ewsos | — |